2012
Assessing variability in neurointerventional practice patterns for acute ischemic stroke
Mehta B, Leslie-Mazwi T, Chandra R, Chaudhry Z, Rabinov J, Hirsch J, Schwamm L, Rost N, Yoo A. Assessing variability in neurointerventional practice patterns for acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: i52. PMID: 23235960, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyPractice patternsHealth Stroke Scale scoreIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorReal-world practice patternsEvidence-based practice guidelinesComprehensive stroke servicesPosterior circulation strokeStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAnterior circulation strokeFirst-line therapyLarge vessel occlusionMedian annual volumeTissue plasminogen activatorAcute strokeIschemic strokeIndependent predictorsSymptom onsetConscious sedationStroke servicesTreatment indicationsVessel occlusionTreatment strategiesPractice guidelines
2008
CT Angiography-Source Image Hypoattenuation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Posterior Circulation Strokes Treated With Intra-Arterial Therapy
Schaefer P, Yoo A, Bell D, Barak E, Romero J, Nogueira R, Lev M, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R, Hirsch J. CT Angiography-Source Image Hypoattenuation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Posterior Circulation Strokes Treated With Intra-Arterial Therapy. Stroke 2008, 39: 3107-3109. PMID: 18703807, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.517680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial thrombolysisVertebrobasilar occlusionClinical outcomesParenchymal hypoattenuationRankin scorePosterior circulation strokeHealth Stroke ScaleIntra-arterial therapyOnly independent predictorIndependent outcome predictorsMedial temporal lobeInferior parietal lobeStroke ScaleClot locationPatient ageCTA-SIIndependent predictorsOutcome predictorsOccipital lobeHypoattenuationTemporal lobeThrombolysisParietal lobePatientsMidbrain